Men's Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Travels Across Beltway To Take on Surging Towson on Wednesday Evening

The UMBC men's lacrosse team (3-4) plays its final
non-conference game of the season when they visit local foe No. 19
Towson (6-3) on Wednesday, April 4 at Johnny Unitas Stadium. The
opening face-off is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. Game
coverage includes the broadcast on the UMBC flagship, V1370 (www.v1370.com) with Gary Stein and
Kevin O'Neill on the call.

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS

Junior attackman Joe
Lustgarten smashed career highs with five goals and eight
total points, leading host UMBC to a 16-12 victory over Hartford in
the America East Conference opener for both squads. Lustgarten was
named America East Conference Player of the Week for his effort vs.
the Hawks.

UMBC was listed as "Receiving Votes" in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse
Media Poll.

The 16 goals scored by UMBC is a season high and the most since
opening the 2011 campaign with 16 goals at Presbyterian. The 28
goals scored by the two squads are the most in a UMBC contest since
a 15-13 loss at North Carolina in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
contest.

Junior attackman Scott
Jones scored four goals vs. Hartford and leads the
Retrievers with 18 goals and 21 points. He has scored in 13
consecutive games and has multiple points in 12 of those
contests.

Lustgarten leads the squad with 11 assists and is second with 18
points.

Junior goalkeeper Adam
Cohen leads America East with and is sixth in the nation
with 12.29 saves per game. He has 44 stops in his last three
outings.

UMBC has only allowed four man-up goals this season in 17
opponent opportunities. The Retrievers hit on a season-high four of
five extra-man chances vs. Hartford on March 31.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Riding a four-game winning streak and coming off the largest
fourth quarter comeback in the 53-year history of the program, the
Towson men's lacrosse team has broken into the national rankings
this week. The Tigers (6-3, 2-0 CAA) find themselves ranked No. 19
in this week's Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.It's the first time
Towson has been ranked since checking in at No. 20 in the May 3,
2010 poll.

Freshman Justin
Mabus scored the game-winning goal off a pass
from senior Matt
Lamon with 38 seconds left in the second overtime
period as Towson pulled off a stunning 10-9 Colonial Athletic
Association comeback victory over No. 20 Hofstra University (4-5,
1-2) at Shuart Stadium on Saturday night. The Tigers' victory
capped off a frantic rally in which they erased a 9-3 deficit in
the final 11:27 of the game.

The Tigers and Retrievers both have losses to Loyola and
Johns Hopkins. TU posted a 10-9 win at Stony Brook, UMBC's foe on
April 14.

Towson is ranked third in the nation in man-up offense, hitting
at 54.2 percent (13-of-24) and third in shooting percentage at 36.7
percent.

Towson is UMBC's most-played foe with 42 previous series
meetings. Maryland is second with 35 contests. The Tigers lead the
overall series, 27-15, but UMBC has won four of the last five and
eight of 15 contests since 1997.

UMBC never trailed in last season's 10-9
victory over the Tigers at UMBC Stadium. Rob Grimm had
three goals and two assists and Ryan
Johnston added a pair of goals.

Rob Grimm had five goals and five
helpers in the 2009 and 2011 games vs. Towson at UMBC Stadium, but
did not score vs. TU in the 2010 loss at Unitas Stadium. Adam
Cohen, then in his freshman season, made 12 saves in
that game, a 10-7 Tiger victory. Scott Jones scored a
goal in that game as a freshman and added a pair of assists in the
UMBC victory in 2011.

UP NEXT: UMBC resumes America East play
at Vermont on Sat., April 7. The opening face-off is set for 1:00
p.m.